Where to go to Find Grace and Mercy (Heb. 4:16)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 02-09-03

 

 

My Worship Time                              Focus: Where to go to Find Grace and Mercy

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  Hebrews 4:16

 

            1.  Message of the verse:  “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”  (NKJV)  “Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.”  (NASB)  “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.  There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.”  (NLT)             

            I think the writer writes this verse because of the ones that he wrote before it, that is Jesus Christ is our faithful High Priest, He is the One who understands our weakness, and knows about our temptations, and therefore He is a sympatric High Priest.  In light of all of this the writer goes on in this verse to say that we may come boldly to His throne of grace that we receive mercy and may find grace to help in our time of need.  The NASB uses the word “confidence” as to how we should come to God’s throne.  We are not to be cocky or timid, but we are to have confidence because we have such a wonderful and merciful High Priest.

 

            2.  Spiritual meaning for my life today:  “What a wonderful Saviour is Jesus my Jesus, what a wonderful Saviour is Jesus my Lord.”  That is the verse of a song that comes to my heart after reading and studying this verse and the ones before it over the past few days.  Jesus is my wonderful, merciful, and gracious Saviour, but it does not end there for He is my sympatric High Priest who invites me to come with confidence to His throne of grace to find grace and mercy in my time of need.

 

The Word of God was so very refreshing to my heart upon reading it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  In light of all that I have been learning and the challenge that I have before me this morning I come boldly to God’s throne of grace to find mercy and grace to help me get through this challenge of being at the guest center at Church this morning.

 

Memory verse for the week:  Colossians 4:5

 

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.